man after my own heart
a man after (one's) own heart
A man admired by another because of perceived similarities. I knew he was a man after my own heart when I heard he rescued that puppy.
See also: after, heart, man, own
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
man after my own heart
Fig. a man with similar tastes and preferences to mine. You like creamed chip-beef on toast? There's a man after my own heart.
See also: after, heart, man, own
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
after one's own heart
Precisely to one’s liking. Considered a cliché since the late nineteenth century, this phrase appears in the Old Testament’s first Book of Samuel (13:14): “The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people.”
See also: after, heart, own
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- a man after (one's) own heart
- a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
- man on the make
- man of few words
- man of few words, a
- a man/woman of few words
- a man of few words
- man of many parts
- a man of the world
- a man/woman of the world